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I thought an Aunt Sally was a stack of empty tin cans (or similar) you threw a ball at, rather than a figurine. Am I wrong, or has someone else out there heard of this?

Well according to one of the reference links, the game of Aunt Sally was known of in the 17th century. Since tin cans were invented in 1810, I think it is safe to assume that the game of Aunt Sally was never originally played using tin cans. However, it sounds like the sort of thing that would be substituted for use in a village fete today. -- Solipsist 08:25, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think a stack of cans is really an Aunt Sally game by any normal definition, especially if a ball is thrown instead of the short stick that characterises the game. Of course, that doesn't prevent people calling it by that name at a fete etc. 80.47.199.78 17:04, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Modern rules of play

Can anyone clarify that the new paragraph on the rules of play are those typically found in Oxfordshire pubs today. -- Solipsist 19:46, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've never played a serious Aunt Sally match, but those rules do sound about right for Oxfordshire and I've never heard of the game being played elsewhere in modern times. 80.47.199.78 17:04, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article remains poorly referenced though, and contains many dubious claims. I've seen no evidence that the game is played outside Oxfordshire, the doll isn't called a 'dolly', and it doesn't look anything like an old woman's head. I don't play, but my local pub's A and B teams came top of their divisions this season so I'm very familiar with the game. I'll try to upload some pictures and find a ref for the actual game rules. --Ef80 (talk) 11:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dab

Perhaps the "Other kinds of Aunt Sally" could be moved to a disambiguation page? Any reason why it has not? --Pete (talk) 23:41, 15 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted "Other kinds of Aunt Sally". It's true there was a wooden statue of Hindenburg in Berlin during World War 1. It's true people drove nails into it to raise money for the German war effort. There were other such statues all around Germany, apparently, but they were called "Nail Men". I have no idea what any of them (and Hindenburg in particular) might have to do with "Aunt Sally". Eastcote (talk) 09:59, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Modern picture

It would be really helpful to find a picture of the modern pub game, like the one at https://www.bamptonauntsally.org/ for instance. If we can't find one that's freely licensed, perhaps someone can take a picture at their local pub and upload it?

CRGreathouse (t | c) 14:59, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]